Driver Killed in Fort Worth Tow Truck Accident on I-35W at Highway 170

Fort Worth, Texas (July 8, 2019) – A driver was killed in a tow truck accident early Monday morning in Fort Worth, a local news source reported.

The accident happened just after 3:00 a.m. in the southbound lanes of I-35W at Highway 170.

Police said a tow truck driver pulled over to the service road and tried to secure a vehicle that he was towing from a nearby apartment complex when the truck started moving and hit him.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene.

An investigation is ongoing.